SEOUL/BANGKOK (Bernama-Yonhap): South Korea and Thailand will soon hold consular talks to discuss recent complaints by Thai nationals of their allegedly unfair treatment by South Korean immigration services, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Saturday.
The two sides agreed to hold the talks between the directors-general for consular affairs at their respective foreign ministries, after the complaints spread on social media, with the hashtag “ban Korea travel” trending on the platform X in Thailand, reported Yonhap news agency.
According to the posts, Thai nationals were unfairly denied entry or subject to strict screening at immigration points in South Korea.
Seoul’s justice ministry, however, has highlighted a need to screen out potential illegal immigrants, noting some 78 per cent of all visitors from…
